Wardrobe bath-cabinet.



J. c. KIMSBY. WARDROBE BATH CABINET.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 25, 1906.

Patented Nov. 17

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J. C. KIMSEY.

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Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

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JAMES C. KIMSEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WARDROBE BATH-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

Application filed June 25, 1906. Serial No. 323,317.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. KIMsEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in IVardrobe Bath- Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to make a combined wardrobe and bath cabinet which will take up very little space and in which the bath tub is entirely hidden from view.

The invention is particularly adapted for use in apartments having limited space.

In the accompanying` drawings: Figure 1, is a front view of my improved wardrobe and bath cabinet; Fig. 2, is a longitudinal section on the line 2 2, Fig. 3; Fig. 3, is a sectional plan view on the line 3 3, Fig. 2; Fig. Li, is a transverse sectional view on the line 4 4, Fig. 2; Fig. 5, is a perspective view of the bath tub detached; Fig. 6, is a sectional view on the line 6 6, Fig. 5, drawn to a smaller scale; and Fig. 7, is a sectional view on the line 7 7, Fig. 5, drawn to a smaller scale.

In outside appearance the cabinet is similar to the ordinary double wardrobe found in modern houses.

A is the frame of the structure consisting of side members L a and a back a.

a2 is the floor and a3 is the top of the cabinet.

B and B are the doors of the cabinet; the doors being hung from a stile A forming part of the fixed frame of the structure. In the doors are mirrors 5 5 and by swinging the doors at an angle one to another, as illustrated in Fig. 3, the person standing between the two mirrors can use both.

The structure is divided into two compartments D and C by a partition A2. In the bottom of the compartment D is a bath tub E. This tub is of such a length that it extends beyond the line of the main portion of the partition A2 and this partition is set back so as to allow sufficient room for the placing of the tub, as illustrated in Fig. 2, leaving a portion of the compartment C to be utilized as desired. This portion of the compartment may be used as a wardrobe, the clothes being hung full length. In the compartment C are shelves. y

The tub E is preferably formed as shown in Fig. 5, having a flange throughout its entire upper edge, the flange being turned down at e opposite the door B, while the rest of the flange is turned up, as at c', so that it can be readily secured to the metal lining (Z of the compartment D by screws CZ', bolts, or other fastenings.

By flanging the tub, as shown in Figs. 5, G and 7, I provide a shelf for the slide F, which carries a wash bowl f, so that the slide can be moved into and out of position, as desired. The slide has an upward flange f2 which extends under a flange of a rail d secured to the back of the structure, as indicated in Fig. 2.

G is the water supply pipe, which may be the city supply or may come from a reservoir at the top of the cabinet, as desired. The spigot g is in such position that the water will flow directly into the basin when it is placed in the position illustrated in Fig. 2, or, if the basin is moved back, the water will flow into the tub. The tub, as is usual, has an outlet II and an overflow L.

In some instances I may provide a water heater I having a coil i connected to the water pipe Gr and a three-way valve g may be used at the point indicated in Fig. 4l, so that the water may flow direct or through the water heater.

i is a vent leading from the water heater out at the top of the cabinet. The opening for the passage of this vent pipe is larger than is necessary so as to allow free vent for the cabinet itself.

D is a closet above the compartment D and this closet is provided with a door in addition to the main door B', although this extra door is not necessary in some instances.

D2 is a space under the corner of the tub closedv by a hinged door B2 and this space can be used for boots and shoes, if desired.

On the opposite side is a door b3 and on opening the door B and the door B3 the entire depth of the wardrobe compartment C is exposed. Thus it will be seen that my improved cabinet is compact and, when the doors are closed, the tub is entirely hidden from view and the structure has the appearance of an ordinary wardrobe.

The cabinet is undercut at m so that a person using the wash basin can readily reach it and the undercut m is made to correspond with the undercut m.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, in a combined bath cabinet and wardrobe, of a body portion, a partition dividing the body portion into two compartments, doors for said compartments,

and a xed bath tub horizontally disposed in the lower portion of one compartment, said tub having an outwardly disposed flange at its upper edge for the reception of securing means, and the portion of the flange opposite the door being turned down and rounded.

2. The combination of a body portion, a partition separating' the body portion into two compartments, said partition havin g two vertical sections united by a horizontal section and increasing the width of the lower portion of one of the compartments, a bath tub mounted in a fixed position in this extended portion of the compartment, the space above the tub being' unobstructed, a iiange on the tub some distance below the horizontal portion of the partition, a slide mounted on the flange, a basin carried by the slide, the slide being so situated that it can be moved with the basin under the horizontal portion of the partition, a spigot so arl 1 f l i ranged that when the slide and the basin are moved from under the horizontal portion of the partition water can flow from the spigot into the basin.

The combination, in a combined wardrobe and bath cabinet, of a partition forining two compartments, a bath tub in one compartment, said bath tub having' a flange on each side, a slide mounted on the Hange and having an upturned edge, with a bar having a downwardly extending flange overlapping the edge of the slide, and a water inlet and outlet.

in testimony whereof", have signed my naine to this speciiication, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES C. KIMSEY. lVitnesses WILL. A. BARR, J os. H. KLEIN. 

